Movies like Glitch in the Grid

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Glitch in the Grid (2011)
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Glitch in the Grid (2011)
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Three artists struggling against the grid of society find spiritual renewal.
Style: experimental, psychological, contemplative, sincere, atmospheric, mind bending, serious, realistic, surreal, spiritual ...
Plot: unemployment, friendship, friends, self discovery, society, introspection, hopes, small town, materialism, bad trip, artists and showbiz, unfulfillment, stop motion, puppet, hollywood, performer's life, twentysomething life, cause and meaning, religions or cults, travel, depression, economics, spirituality, reptile, imagination ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: usa, california, los angeles, northern california

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, adult animation, serious and stylized films with plots about hopes, surrealism, society, introspection, stop motion, imaginary and family relations mostly in Animation, Drama and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Glitch in the Grid: The Prophet (2014), My Dog Tulip (2009), Imagination (2007), The Greatest Miracle (2011), Alois Nebel (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (2012)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A quixotic artist hypothesizes about why he feels bad when a mystery girl stands him up. The event prompts him to ask: what's the content of a momentary feeling? Is it the sum of your experiences? And perhaps more importantly, are your ...
Style: experimental, psychological, stylized, atmospheric, surreal ...
Plot: introspection, fall in love, cause and meaning, young lovers, city life, unfulfilled love, love and romance, artists and showbiz, unfulfillment, afrofuturism, black history, art ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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100%
 7.0
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The Prophet (2014)
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: Qatar, France, Lebanon, Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Exiled artist and poet Mustafa embarks on a journey home with his housekeeper and her daughter; together the trio must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in Mustafa's words will incite rebellion.
Style: stylized, thought provoking, anime, inspirational, mind bending ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: introspection, single mother, friendship, painter, fantasizing, healing, mute child, house arrest, girl, coming of age, biker, humanity ...
Time: 1920s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 6.8
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My Dog Tulip (2009)
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story: The story of a man who rescues a German shepherd and how the two become fast friends.
Style: adult animation, atmospheric, sincere, serious, realistic ...
Plot: dog, pets, rescue, friendship, german shepherd, dog sex, puppy love, lgbtq, friends, bittersweet, cartoon dog, old man ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: england, europe
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31%
 3.6
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Imagination (2007)
Genre: Animation, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story: Dr. Reineger, a famous neuro-psychologist, has become convinced that a twin girl named Anna has a rare form of Autism called Asperger's Syndrome, rendering her unable to cope with reality. As for her blind sister, Sarah, the doctor cannot say ...
Style: mind bending, experimental, serious, atmospheric, art film ...
Plot: twins, imagination, family relations, mental illness, supernatural, orphan, doctors and patients, supernatural ability, child illness, siblings relations, autism, stop motion ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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The Greatest Miracle (2011)
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 70 min.
Story: The story is focused on three characters who are in crisis: Monica, Mr Chema and Ms Cata. When they feel the necessity of going to church they meet wach other and their lifes change. Under the tutelage of guardian angels, they will understand the ...
Style: emotional, sentimental, uplifting, serious, anime ...
Plot: religion, faith, guardian angel, self discovery, human spirit, redemption, introspection, miraculous event, society, hopes, good versus evil, cause and meaning ...
Time: 21st century
Place: latin america, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 6.6
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Alois Nebel (2011)
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: Czech Republic, Germany
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A train dispatcher encounters a mute stranger who appears out of nowhere, and finds himself mysteriously involved with a murder in Poland. The end of the eighties in the twentieth century. Alois Nebel works as a dis­patcher at the small railway ...
Style: neo noir, adult animation, atmospheric, tense, psychological ...
Plot: surrealism, mysterious character, uncover truth, society, haunted by the past, railroad, murder, train, superhero, revenge, mental disorder, cat ...
Time: year 1989, 20th century, 80s
Place: czechoslovakia, prague, czech republic, poland, central europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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$9.99 (2008)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Israel, Australia
Duration: 78 min.
Story: Have you ever wondered "What is the meaning of life? Why do we exist?" The answer to this vexing question is now within your reach! You'll find it in a small yet amazing booklet, which will explain, in easy to follow, simple terms ...
Style: surreal, humorous, ironic, adult animation, touching ...
Audience: adult
Plot: stop motion, loneliness, life philosophy, self discovery, society, human nature, introspection, hopes, social misfits, meaning of life, apartment building, suicide ...
Time: year 2008
Place: australia, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 7.5
 454
Vincent (1987)
Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama
Country: Australia, Belgium
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A biography of Vincent van Gogh using only images and the letters he wrote to his brother Theo.
Style: spiritual, adult animation, anime, sad, independent film ...
Plot: art, biopic, artist, painter, art history, spirituality, artwork, famous, family relations, rise and fall, tragic hero, artists and showbiz ...
Time: year 1987
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Lesson Faust (1994)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Czech Republic, France, UK, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A very free adaptation of Marlowe's 'Doctor Faustus', Goethe's 'Faust' and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. Svankmajer's Faust is a nondescript man who, after ...
Style: surreal, art house, experimental, claymation, philosophical ...
Plot: surrealism, faust, stop motion, mythology, fantasy world, deal with the devil, occult, folk horror, devil, supernatural ability, dark humor, superhero ...
Time: 90s
Place: prague, czechoslovakia, europe, central europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Rocks in My Pockets (2014)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Latvia, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A fantastical tale based on true events, about five women of Signe Baumane's family, including herself, and their battles with depression and madness.
Style: surreal, stylized, adult animation, humorous, psychological ...
Plot: depression, mental illness, strong female presence, mental health, family relations, hopes, imaginary, redemption, women, psychiatry, trauma, trippy ...
Time: 2010s
Place: soviet union, latvia
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min.
Story: Bill struggles to put together his shattered psyche, in this new feature film version of Don Hertzfeldt's animated short film trilogy.
Style: philosophical, surreal, adult animation, thought provoking, atmospheric ...
Plot: surrealism, illness, mental health, mental illness, narration, dark humor, nightmare, hospital, divorced parents, loneliness, life & death, existentialism ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
The Art of Happiness (2013)
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Sergio driving a taxi in a white Naples overflowing sadness and garbage. Pouring rain leads her clients through the city trying to process the death of his brother, who started ten years earlier for Tibet and never returned. A pop singer, a recycler ...
Style: serious, touching, contemplative, realistic, stylized ...
Plot: buddhism, taxi driver, surrealism, workplace, workplace situations, life turned upside down, dream, brother brother relationship, communist, dealing with death, radio dj, urban ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: italy, naples italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
The Illusionist (2010)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country: France, UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Scotland, late 1950s. A struggling illusionist visits an isolated community and meets a young lady who is convinced that he is a real magician.
Style: emotional, stylized, touching, visual, atmospheric ...
Audience: kids, preschool
Plot: loneliness, art, magic, friendship, coming of age, magician, imagination, transformation, mentor, life philosophy, character study, theater ...
Time: 1950s, 20th century, 2010s, year 2010, 50s ...
Place: england, scotland, france, edinburgh scotland, scottish highlands ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Waking Life (2001)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our ...
Style: philosophical, spiritual, psychedelic, surreal, stylized ...
Audience: kids, adult
Plot: philosophy, existentialism, dream, trippy, surrealism, alternate reality, consciousness, bohemian life, meaning of life, life philosophy, psychology, imagination ...
Time: year 2001, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: texas, tibet
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Around June (2008)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A love story set in the shadow of the shipyards of San Francisco. A young woman living with her much adored uncle Henry and domineering, abusive father, meets a penniless illegal immigrant, whose love gives her the insight and courage to finally ...
Style: uplifting, serious, emotional, touching, fairy tale ...
Audience: girls' night, date night
Plot: dysfunctional family, human spirit, self discovery, love affair, immigrant, fall in love, young lovers, love and romance, youth, hopes, family relations, family problems ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california, san francisco
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25%
La croisée dans un labyrinthe étranger (2011)
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 59 min.
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Story: The story takes place in the second half of the 19th century, as Japanese culture gains popularity in the West. A young Japanese girl, Yune, accompanies a French traveler, Oscar, on his journey back to France, and offers to help at the family's ...
Style: anime, captivating, atmospheric, sincere, light ...
Plot: friendship, social differences, culture clash, slice of life, disorder, friends, fish out of water, society, couples, rivalry, family relations, store ...
Time: 1800s, 19th century
Place: france, paris france, europe
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25%
A Christmas Carol (2020)
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The radical new take on Dickens’ classic seeks both to exhume the original story’s gritty commentary on social inequality and the corrupting influence of greed, and to breathe new life into the lyricism of the original text by setting its scenes ...
Style: thought provoking, psychological, suspense, tense, contemplative ...
Audience: kids
Plot: christmas, children, ghost, charles dickens, christmas carol, dream, friends, human nature, human spirit, family relations, greed, society ...
Time: victorian era, 21st century
Place: europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
The PianoTuner of EarthQuakes (2004)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music, Mystery, Romance
Country: Germany, UK, France, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Dark fairytale about a demonic doctor who abducts a beautiful opera singer with designs on transforming her into a mechanical nightingale.
Style: surreal, disturbing, stylized, mind bending, atmospheric ...
Plot: kidnapping, murder, fall in love, rescue, danger, love and romance, imaginary, mad scientist, piano, surrealism, life changing, moving ...
Time: 19th century
Place: spain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Mary and Max (2009)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York. In the mid-1970's, a homely, friendless ...
Style: touching, depressing, emotional, adult animation, black comedy ...
Audience: kids, teens, adult
Plot: loneliness, stop motion, friendship, letter, social misfits, depression, mental illness, asperger's syndrome, relationships, young woman, correspondence, imaginary friend ...
Time: 20th century, year 2009, 2000s, 70s
Place: australia, persia, oceania, usa, new york
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24%
The Wolf House (2018)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Horror
Country: Chile, Germany
Duration: 75 min.
Story: María, a girl from Colonia Dignidad, in Chile —a kind of sectarian community, tyrannically mastered by the ruthless Paul Schäfer, a German madman, religious fanatic and child predator, who would end up turning the place into a torture center at ...
Style: disturbing, surreal, adult animation, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot: stop motion, military dictatorship, wolf, fleeing, colony, political persecution, running for your life, political prisoner, runaway, political unrest, toys, xmas ...
Place: chile, germany
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23%
Approved for Adoption (2012)
Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama, Family
Country: France, Belgium, South Korea, Switzerland
Duration: 70 min.
Story: This remarkable animated documentary traces the unconventional upbringing of the filmmaker Jung Henin, one of thousands of Korean children adopted by Western families after the end of the Korean War. It is the story of a boy stranded between two ...
Style: emotional, sentimental, stylized, touching, adult animation ...
Audience: kids
Plot: adoption, adopted son, self discovery, haunted by the past, obsessive quest, hopes, introspection, homecoming, parent child relationship, korean war, children, artists and showbiz ...
Time: 21st century
Place: switzerland, seoul, korea, asia
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23%
Blood Tea and Red String (2006)
Genre: Animation, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story: A handmade stop-motion fairy tale for adults that tells the tale of the struggle between the aristocratic White Mice and the rustic Creatures Who Dwell Under the Oak over the doll of their heart's desire.
Style: surreal, semi serious, atmospheric, stylized, cult classic ...
Plot: stop motion, imaginary kingdom, obsession, escapades, fall in love, society, rescue, rich and poor, doll, surrealism, puppet, human relationship ...
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23%
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The Congress (2013)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Israel, Germany, Poland, Luxembourg, Belgium, France, USA, India
Duration: 122 min.
Story: More than two decades after catapulting to stardom with The Princess Bride, Robin Wright decides to take her final job: preserving her likeness for a future Hollywood. Through a deal brokered by her loyal, longtime agent and the head of Miramount ...
Style: surreal, philosophical, stylized, psychedelic, atmospheric ...
Plot: dystopia, distopia, moral dilemma, lifestyle, actor's life, hallucination, child illness, parallel world, escape from reality, one last job, aging, society ...
Time: future, 2010s, 2030s, 21st century
Place: israel
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23%
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The Book of the Dead (2005)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 70 min.
Story: The plot concerns a sheltered aristocratic woman in feudal Japan. Bored and unfamiliar with the world outside her estate, she passes the time copying a special Buddhist sutra sent by her father who has been absent on official business for years. ...
Style: atmospheric, serious, emotional, suspenseful, claymation ...
Plot: buddhism, supernatural, supernatural romance, mistaken identity, religions or cults, ghost, master and servant, assassination, stop motion, healing power, battles, society ...
Time: middle ages
Place: japan, china
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23%
A Room and a Half (2009)
Genre: Animation, Biography
Country: Russia
Duration: 130 min.
Story: A semi-fictional account of Russian poets Josef Brodsky, who was forced into American exile in 1972.
Style: sentimental, realistic, atmospheric, touching, surreal ...
Plot: homecoming, rebelliousness, introspection, family relations, writer's life, hopes, family life, cold war, art, publisher, rebellion, leaving home ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, 1940s, 90s, 60s ...
Place: usa, russia
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22%
Muhammad: The Last Prophet (2002)
Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: More than fourteen centuries ago, Mecca was filled with gambling, drunkenness, slavery, the mistreatment of women, and greed. The holy Ka'bah was littered with idol gods. Pilgrims came by the thousands to worship them. Quarysh, Mecca's ...
Style: sincere, serious, islamic, captivating, realistic
Audience: family outing
Plot: prophet, desert, arabic history, human spirit, self discovery, islam, good versus evil, introspection, obsessive quest, ambition, righting the wronged, miraculous event ...
Time: middle ages, ancient times, 7th century
Place: middle east, arabia
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Marona's Fantastic Tale (2019)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family
Country: France, Romania, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Marona, an innocent and empathetic little female dog, remembers the life she has shared with different masters, whom she has loved unconditionally.
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating, sincere, anime ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: dog, adaptation, destiny, society, friendship, love, female protagonist, female writer, bitch
Time: 2010s
Place: paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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The Painting (2011)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Belgium, Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Three characters living in an unfinished painting venture out into the real world in search of their creator to convince him to finish his work.
Style: stylized, touching, sentimental, atmospheric, political ...
Audience: kids
Plot: painter, painting, parallel world, obsessive quest, heroic mission, escapades, fall in love, society, social differences, surrealism, art, trippy ...
Time: 2010s
Place: france, venice, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Tatsumi (2011)
Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama
Country: Singapore
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Animated film based on the life and stories of Manga writer Yoshihiro Tatsumi who revolutionised the art form with darker, more adult stories. The film animates several of his stories
Style: realistic, touching, serious, stylized, manga ...
Plot: writer's life, prodigy, rise to the top, lifestyle, ambition, biopic, art, performer's life, artists and showbiz, life, cartoonist, comic book
Time: year 2011, 2010s, 20th century, 50s
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 7.7
 11K
Mind Game (2004)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story: The film follows Nishi, a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, the film follows Nishi as he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place.
Style: anime, surreal, atmospheric, stylized, psychedelic ...
Plot: self discovery, trippy, righting the wronged, family relations, supernatural, danger, hopes, dealing with death, family in danger, couples, imaginary, siblings relations ...
Time: 2000s, year 2004, 21st century
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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